Bale tie package



Feb. 7, 1939. H w. HILL 2,146,118

BALE TIE PACKAGE Filed March 14, 1934 ki h5 Patented Feb. 7, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BALE TIE memos Barry W. Hill, Sterling, Ill., assignor to Northwestern Steel and Wire Company, a corporation of Illinois Application March 14, 1934, Serial No. 715.418

' 7 Claims. (01. 206-46) This invention has to do with bundles or packpartly withdrawn to show how the wires at that ages of lengths of wire or the like for shipping end are preliminarily secured together. 1 but purposes. 4 Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure In the past, it has been common to arrange showing the bundle after the final wrapping opa plurality of lengths of wire such as bale ties eration has been completed in accordance with together in the form of a bimdle and to apply this invention.

entirely by hand anchor rings of wire at spaced Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevational view points along the bundle, bringing the ends of showing the tail end of the bundle after the each ring together and twisting the same and bundle is completely wrapped in accordance with then bending the parts thus twisted fiat against this invention, 10

the bundle. In. this manner, the bale ties and As shown in the drawing: the like were kept together and separation was In the practice of my invention, a plurality prevented during shipping and handling of the of wire elements such as bale ties are "bunched bundle as a whole. However, this form of packor placed together and preliminarily secured as 1 ageis undesirable for the reason that the anchor by wire rings preferably adjazent the ends 5 rings slip along the bundle and thus require rethereof. One arrangement or his purpose 5 arrangement, and for the further reason that shown in Figure 1, wherein the ties to be bundled when the rings are cut on by the user of the are d s at d y the reference ara t r I, ties or the like, frequently one or more of the preliminarily anchored at their head ends at 2 2o rings will find their way into the material baled, as by a ring a d at t tail e d t o y a such as cotton, hay and the like, in such a man- Ting A burlap like flexlble covel'mg 4 my as t defy t ti then placed over the helaglfrnd f th; asselmblg It is an object of the invention to provide a of ties as 5 i" m 6 a a Ore bundle or package oi'the character referred to, eo by the rings 5 and 9. Another anchor including a primary wrapping element arranged d fi r ggg 5: 5 25 in spiral fashion lengthwise of the bundle, so as 0 e covermg 3 n 0 5 an to properly bind the bundle throughout th nbe employed in wrapping the bundle in accordance tire length thereof and t provide i gl piece with this invention being anchored to the ring 6 which wh th b d i unwrapped may be as shown in Figure 2. This strand 8 is extended removed a a nit. from its end I along the cover 4 toward'the end at 30 It is a further object of the invention to pro- 3: of the i et ndlgoiped around tihe etitild vide a wire packageincluding wrapping means smile all 0 a D011! n 8 arranged to securely bind the bundle and to vlclnlty Of End be removed as a unit therefrom. e W pp Strand 3 S e spiralled around Another object of the invention resides in the the build]? toward the end thFreof as 35 provision of a flapping f r a bundle f wire shown in Fig. 2 and at the tail end of said bundle or the like the wrapping being of such construcsaid Strand wougd 5 gr i c0115 he ail en 0 t e on e 0 provide tion as to provide substantially continuous enagainst gagement with the bundle of wire substantially 22 ;553: gigg g zg zhg frc zi a c r ig g f 40 throughout the length of the bundle.

A further object resides in the provision of a bteen m ig g end of the bundle kage presenting substantially no sharp pro- 6 S ran s ear 0 P i th b kj f d f t i In describing the present invention, the bundle Jec i ere f 5 y n chosen to illustrate the package is merely exemhandhng and 6 ng Jury adJacent plary, since a bundle of any sort of wire or other 45 packages or 9 artlclesmaterial may be wrapped by the same means.

Further oblects and advaflteges of the mven" The wire constituting the bundle herein disclosed tion will appear as the description proceeds. is of the character employed in tying bales of This invention (in preferred forms) is illushay, waste paper and the like and comprises ed n the awi a d hereinafter more an end portion which is bent upon itself to so fully describedform an eye, the contacting portions being there- O the drawing! upon twisted about each other to resist separa- Figure 1 is an elevational view, partly broken tion. The eye thus constitutes a loop through away, showing an unwrapped bundle of baling which the other end of the wire may be passed wire, with the cap at the head of the bundle during the process of tying the bale. 66

When the wrapping operation involving the strand 8 is completed, a suitable preferably flexible covering ll of burlap or the like is placed over the tail end of the bundle as shown in Figure 3, said covering being tied in place by any suit;- able means such as anchor rings I2.

It is to be appreciated that the head end of the spiral wrapping strand may be secured to the head end of the bundle in any suitable manner other than'that specifically described, and from the point of securement the stand may be spiral wrapped to the bundle in the manner above described. the opposite or tail end being secured likewise as described.

The wrapping strand may, for ornamental purposes, -be copper or otherwise plated to lend a. pleasing and distinctive appearance to the bundle. The wrapping strand and other wrapping elements are preferably sufficiently strong to resist injury to themselves and the bundle, resulting from handling and shipping of the bundles.

The term bundlein the description and claims is to be understood as including in its,

scope an assembly of elongated pieces and also a length of elongated material.

I am aware that many changes may be made, and numerous details of construction may be varied, through a wide range, without departing from the principles of this invention, and I, therefore, do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon, otherwise than necessitated by the prio art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A package including an assembly of lengths of wires or the like with free ends, and protective means for said ends, said means comprising a peripheral wall of closely wound coiled wire formed to surround the lengths at the ends there of and an end wall extending inwardly from and in substantially coaxial relation to said peripheral wall so as to cover those free ends of the lengths adjacent said peripheral wall.

2. A package comprising a bundle of lengths of wire or the like, a cover of yieldable material on one end of the bundle, a wrapping strand secured adjacent said end and wrapped longitudinally about said cover, means embracing the strand thus wrapped and the cover, the wrapping strand beyond said means being wound in an attenuated spiral lengthwise about the body of the bundle, and in relatively closely related coils; about and beyond the other end of the bundle and extending toward the axis of the bundle to end cap for said bundle.

protect the corresponding ends of said lengths, a coverof yieldable material 'over the protecting portion of the wrapping strand, and means for securing the last mentioned cover in place.

3. A package comprising a bundle of lengths of wire or the like, a cover of yieldable material on one end of the bundle, a wrapping strand secured adjacent the said end and wrapped longitudinally about said cover, means embracing the cover, the wrapping strand beyond said means being wound in an attenuated spiral lengthwise about the body of the bundle, and in relatively closely related coils about and beyond the other end of the bundle and extending toward the axis of the bundle to protect the corresponding ends of said lengths, a cover of yieldable material over the protecting portion of the wrapping strand, and means for securing. the last mentioned cover in place.

4. A package comprising a bundle of lengths of wire or the like, a cover of yieldable material on one end of the bund1e, a wrapping strand secured adjacent the said end and wrapped longitudinally about said cover, the wrapping strand beyond said cover being-wound in an attenuated spiral lengthwise about the body of the bundle,

:and in relatively closely related coils about and beyond the other end of the bundle and extending toward the axis of the bundle to protect the corresponding ends of said lengths, a cover of yieldable material over the protecting portion of the wrapping strand, and means for securing the last mentioned cover in place.

5. A package comprising a bundle of elongated elements, and a wire wrapped around said bundle and forming a coiled cap over one end of said bundle.

6. A package comprising a plurality of elongated elements, a wire anchored at one end to said bundle and spirally coiled around said bundle and closely coiled over one end of said bundle to form an end cap therefor.

'7. A package comprising a bundle of elongated elements, a cover of yieldable material on one end of said bundle, a wrapping strand secured adjacent the inner end of said cover and wrapped longitudinally about said cover, the wrapping strand beyond said cover being spirally wound around said bundle toward the opposite end and having a series of closely wound coils forming an 

